This one is for those who have the ZF S5-20 5 speed. Got under my car yesterday to check out the leak I have coming from the speedometer cable attachment point on the ZF and was able to get a good look at where the pinch joint fractured from overtigthening the pinch joint bolt. I'm putting in a new cable. Looks like the fracture is well below the slotted drive for the cable and I'm confident that a repair is not going to be too big a deal. I have the seal and it looks like it can be placed fairly easily. What has become obvious though is that the drive nub on the speedo cable bottoms out on the slotted drive before it is fully "home" in the pinch joint "tube" and won't allow the retaing bolt to ride through the ident on the end of the speedometer cable. I think I can make this work by slightly shortening the cable drive nub by grinding it back with a Dremel tool, but it brings up a good point. Was there a different cable for the S5-20 or could I have by chance picked up a cable for an automatic transmission. Unfortunately, I have misplaced the original cable and can not find it to do a one to one comparison. Anyone with pictures of the ends of the automatic and standard cable?? Thanks, guys.
George Des
